Mount Usher Gardens

The Mount Usher gardens are a beautiful mix of trees and plants from all over the world. We came here as a family and enjoyed a slow peaceful walk around the gardens before settling down at their Avoca coffe shop for lunch. The food was spectacular. Although the service could be improved I found it didn’t take away from the overall experience. Overall this was a great experience and I highly recommend

We visited in the autumn and the colours are stunning. It's a beautiful garden/arboretum crafted around a clear flowing stream, the River Vartry flowing down from the Wicklow Mountains.

We visited 8 gardens in Ireland the last 2 weeks and this one is at the top! Beautiful flowerbeds, impressive collection of trees and all very well kept. Very friendly vibe.

Fantastic garden, visited in July 2025, also nice shops and for relaxing with coffee &bakery or outside studying and working, The change of trees with colorfull flowerbeds is beautifull, pitty that the storm hit some very old trees, but thats life. But still 88 different trees to see. River was driving a tuck mill and later a corn mill. Parking lane to small? Park next to the road, no problem.

Super beautiful and only €10! Very peaceful, Highly recommend! They even let us store our luggage in the office while we walked the gardens!

Beautiful gardens with a wide range of trees and a river running through it. Great for a stroll or for gardening enthusiasts. In February the snowdrops and crocuses were out but I'm sure it would look spectacular later in spring and summer

Amazing garden, well maintained and with nice posh shops outside

Hidden Jen lovely walk around the river lovely view of the heron very unusual trees well signposted

I guess the middle of winter isn't the best time to visit a botanical garden however we still really enjoyed ourselves while on the tree trail. It's nice to have outdoor options during covid times so this was a perfect spot to spend some time outside the house.

We visited Mount Usher Gardens last Sunday morning with some of the kids and we all had a really great time. While I have come to appreciate beautiful gardens and views over the years, I was quite surprised at how much the kids enjoyed the walk through the gardens, along the riverbank, through the wildflower meadows, around the rare trees and shrubs and across the suspended walk-bridges. It cost about EU 25 for the 5 of us, and we got a couple of hours of real enjoyment from this. Over the next few months the trees and shrubs will bloom at different times and I expect to visit again to see the colours change. We finished up with lunch in the Avoca restaurant in the gardens. The restaurant is excellent, as all Avoca's seem to be. Great food and excellent service. Next time I visit Mount Usher, I will book a table in the restaurant before I start the tour of the gardens so that I can avoid queing for a table when I'm ready for lunch. The only snag was the very limited parking.

I finally made it here for the first time. Had meant to come for years. And I almost didn't go as the weather forecast was horrendous. But luckily I don't care about forecasts! Ok, we were extremely lucky. It rained while driving down and after exploring the gardens for 2 1/2 hours it really rained heavily. But we got to enjoy the gardens dry and even in sunshine. Probably not everybody walks around for that long as they are not that big. But with lots of little paths and beautiful and unusual trees and plants - so loads to see. And I had my camera with me so that always takes longer anyhow. The ticket is valid for the day. So you can even go out of the gardens, have a coffee, cake or lunch and go back in to explore more and in the ever changing Irish light it will be different all the time. Yes, €7.50 is quite expensive and maybe that was one of the reasons I haven't been yet. But I'd say it takes a lot of work to look after the gardens so I plan already to go back in spring despite the price. Especially when the Azalea are in blossom. The Azalea Walk must be incredible.

Went to Mount Usher gardens on a beautiful bank holiday Saturday and it was surprisingly not that busy. The thing here is there is no coaches of tourists parked outside coming in large groups which I suppose is a good thing. Entry at €7.50 per adult is a bit steep but the place is immaculately kept and really is a fabulous place to be when the sun is shining. Avoca operate the food facilities here no surprise as they are only up the road not a huge fan of theirs as they are over priced but the outdoor seating lets you really enjoy the gardens even more. Alll in all nice place , expensive entry fee ,and expensive food but worth a visit

It's a beautiful place with a wonderful variety of trees and shrubs. In one small open area I counted at least eight different types of tree. Visiting these kinds of places has really piqued my interest in plant and tree names. Here there are so many to find. At €7.50 per adult it felts a little expensive. If it were €5 I would already be planning my second visit. There's a lovely bench on the south side of the river in the east end of the garden. Sitting there gives you an infinitely peaceful spot to appreciate the river and the scenery. It's worth a visit and very easy to find when driving from Dublin.

an absolutely fabulous day out to have with family or friends! We went here for lunch and then spent hours in the garden walking along the little river and exploring the little pathways off the track. There is a small avoca gift shop and a wonderful Avoca cafe there. The food here was so delicious and the staff were super nice and friendly!! It would be a magical place to bring kids if they like the outdoors as this place is huge and they would enjoy exploring.